Compound Verbs

Preform + Verb or Verb Final

Observation

ᒥᔪ

ᓈᑯᓲ

ᒥᔪᓈᑯᓲ

miyu

+

naakusuu

=

miyunaakusuu

good

looks like

s/he looks nice

The verb ᒥᔪᓈᑯᓲmiyunaakusuus/he looks nice is made from the preform ᒥᔪmiyugood and the VAI verb final ᓈᑯᓲnaakusuulooks like. The resulting verb is a VAI verb. A preform can also combine with a full verb.